“Agribiopolitics: Plants and humans in the age of monocrops in Paraguay”

In this presentation, environmental anthropologist Kregg Hetherington will argue that biopolitics was always agribiopolitics, a political technique that made certain populations of humans thrive alongside companion crops. Using Paraguay as a site of genealogical engagement, he will show how this history of monocrops first supported, then undermined human welfare, and how intertwined it is with the political Anthropocene. Co-sponsored by the Center for Culture, History and the Environment.